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Can the trackball or spinner hand controllers from iCode work with a bluetooth device?

JohnnyB — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 21:11:24 +0000

Hello. I was wondering if there is a way to use the hand held controllers like the track ball or spinner controllers offered by iCode with a device that only takes bluetooth. Namely, the Apple Vision Pro. Apple recently came out with an arcade package that includes retro games called Retrocade. It looks really cool on the Vision Pro. However, you need to use a typical hand held controller like the PS5 controller. This makes games like Centipede and Breakout difficult to play w/o a spinner or trackball. I was wondering if a device that could make the controller send a bluetooth signal might work but those devices are limited. I could only find a device being sold in Japan (USB2BTPlus) that can make a USB HID device send out a bluetooth signal. But I'm not sure this would even work. The Vision Pro can only receive bluetooth and has no ports. Any ideas? Thanks!

John

Reset to Default Settings the color button association

boanergos — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:38:11 +0000

Good morning, everyone.

I have a DuoPlusPro adapter; I accidentally changed the key assignments, and now I'm having a rather complicated user experience. Is there a way to restore the system buttons to their original configuration? The red button actually corresponds to red, and so on?

Thank you in advance for your help.

Marco

functions diagram for the spinner ultra

mk.studios.inc — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:36:54 +0000

hi guys. i just got the spinner ultra....sweeeeet

but i am not as well versed with mapping all the buttons so i do not understand the basic lingo. i can do stuff if i'm told where to go and what to do.

is there a diagram sheet that shows where or how to access all the functions on that lcd display screen at the bottom of the device. and what all the shorthand means in the display

btw...right now i use the old mame129 dos and roms i have from 15-20 years ago. i also use the old mame32v66b windows emu. yeah they're pretty old but that's all i need and i only play the old platform games from the 80s

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iCode Duo Plus with C64 mini

JonathanBedsole — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:47:45 +0000

I recently purchased a iCode Duo Plus and have it working with my PC. I would like to configure it on the C64 mini as well. Is it compatible with the Mini?

If so, can you provide instructions for its configuration?

Cannot update spinner with latest...

jllx — Thu, 25 Dec 2025 18:31:42 +0000

OK, i finally downloaded drivers from zadig, and updated them, and got the updater to at least RECOGNIZE my spinner. However, now, when i run the bat file, I'm getting errors:

Step 1 of 2: Upload Assets:
ERROR: The RP2040 device returned an error:
.
Step 2 of 2: Upload Firmware:
ERROR: The RP2040 device returned an error:
Upgrade done

this "update" is much more difficult than it needs to be.

how to?: Mapping Duo Plus Pro to the Retroarch Retropad

coliver33 — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:31:55 +0000

Windows 11 joy.cpl recognizes both controller ports (both named "icode Retro Gaming Adapter". I have the joysticks set to left+pad. But when I bring up Retroarch, the devices come over to the index as "Mayflash USB Adapter N64 (rev1)(1)" and "(2)" -- and the mappings all show up as "auto" -- and no matter what I do, retroarch will not allow me to overwrite those mappings. Whether I do "set all controls" or click on them individually, no inputs are picked up by retroarch. And yet, I can use the player 1 atari stick to navigate the retroarch menus (from Port 1) -- so I know it's seeing the stick. See attached pic. Confused over here -- ty for any help!

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Atari Paddles do not work with MAME using iCode 4 Port Retro USB Adapter (Plus Edition)

Skysurfer — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 02:49:14 +0000

I have recently purchased the 4-port USB Adapter, but I can't make them work with MAME. On my PC (Windows 11) the adapter recognizes the 2 paddles and their buttons as X-axis and button 1 (paddle 1) and Y-axis and button 2 (second paddle). But MAME does not recognize them I turned the interface Mouse-mode ON and it recognizes just first paddle but doesn't recognizes its button and it is not usable!

Can you help me configure the interface so that MAME can recognize it? I tried with other emulators (not Stella, which I don't use) with the same results, I mean, they don't work with them either.

Compatibility with two-button C64 controllers

grenert — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 04:54:43 +0000

Hi, is it possible for the iCode Uno/Duo Plus to recognize Commodore 64 controllers with two buttons? These are not very common (they came out with the ill-fated Commodore 64GS game console) but there are quite a few games that make use of the extra button. The first fire button connects pins 6 and 8 as usual. The second fire button connects pin 9 (PotX) to pin 7 (+5V). It would be great if this could be recognized by your adapter. Thanks!

More information on these controllers is at: https://github.com/crystalct/5plusbuttonsJoystick

iCode Duo Plus pro (2 port) Issues

Aaron Lloyd — Sat, 13 Sep 2025 22:58:01 +0000

Sorry if this has been asked/answered before.. I tried to search through the forums but I can only see like 8 topics...

I recently purchased an iCode Duo Plus pro. It has 2 ports, 8 buttons, and a "d-pad" stick. I'm running Batocera on (believe it or not) an Atari VCS (not to be confused with the old Atari 2600 or 2600+). I followed various Youtube videos on how to map a joystick and paddles to the adapter/Batocera. That worked fine. I have 2 original CX40 Joysticks. I also just purchased and received a set of CX30+ Paddles (only way to get it was to buy a combo box with an included game I can't play... I thought buying new like this would give me a better experience right away versus trying to figure out why a used set wasn't working). As I said I got everything mapped fine. I can play joystick games perfectly, but I'm having trouble with Paddle games. I'm trying to just get Breakout for the Atari 2600 to work. Batocera is not using the "Stella2014" core, but just the regular one (current version is 7.0_pre-4557099, on RetroArch v1.19.1).

Now for the issues. The first, biggest issue I'm having is the "bat" on the screen doesn't go full size across the screen. It leaves about a bat's worth of gap from the edges of the bat and the side walls of the screen. However, if I use the "d-pad" stick on the iCode itself, I can move the bat further to the left or right. I can't figure out what's causing it, and none of the documentation or video's I've seen so far address this. It's troublesome, and I could live with it, if it wasn't for the fact that most of the time when I launch a ball it goes straight to the edge of the screen and I can't get over far enough to stop it. The next issue I have is related to the wobbly/jitterness of the bat. I watched a video where it was suggested to quickly press the Red and Green buttons to access a paddle calibration mode on the iCode. My device doesn't do that. Instead it just brings up the home screen. I saw in the forums here where somebody had a similar problem and was told to do things like turn off the screen. I can't figure out how to do that either. The other issue I'm having with the paddles is that it feels like it's moving very slowly. I used to have an Atari 800 and a lot of games including Breakout. I know what it should look and feel like. I have to turn the paddle a LOT to get the bat on the screen to move, (like 5 minutes if it was a face of a clock versus 1 minute), and when it does it moves by chunks instead of like by pixels.

I'm not sure if the problems I'm having are related to the iCode itself, the new paddles I just got, or some configuration in the RetroArch core. I love Atari and am very excited to get this work. Would appreciate any kind of advice or feedback for things for me to try and do. I had another issue a few days ago where I tried to get a Hyperkin 6-button Genesis controller to work but I couldn't get it mapped correctly. It's a different issue though and if I try again and still can't map correctly I'll create a new post. Thanks for any help. I'm in this for the long haul. No big rush, I like to tinker. :)

Button combination is pausing my game.

AT Games — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 23:17:25 +0000

My game pauses every time I press the directional pad and the two fire buttons.

How can I disable this?

I am using a ColecoVision controller.